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sammydirectly:
Cc: mopriselezz

It's a local government certificate. Federal certificate is similar but black prints, no green.
All local government certificates in the whole of Nigeria use this Exact certificate, no single LG can decide to change it. It is called Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate.

Local Government certificates are prone to be used by fraudsters easily. Roadside printers can even print it. Documentation is not done at the local government and their offices are often and easily razed by fire.

One of the criteria for a church to be licenced is the availability of fire-proof records storage.

sammydirectly:
Cc: mopriselezz

It's a local government certificate. Federal certificate is similar but black prints, no green.
All local government certificates in the whole of Nigeria use this Exact certificate, no single LG can decide to change it. It is called Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate.

Local Government certificates are prone to be used by fraudsters easily. Roadside printers can even print it Documentation is not done at the local government and their offices are often and easily razed by fire.

One of the criteria for a church to be licenced is the availability of fire-proof records storage.

Mopricelezz:
Hehehehe. Nigeria will get there. Lol. Thanks a lot for taking out time to respond to me. Appreciate it

NoToPile:
Okay.

Really @bolded well not too surprised anyway

Mopricelezz:
LOL. So which one do you have sir? Ikoyi issued own abi?

EgunMogaji:
You don’t need to do your wedding at Ikoyi.

I got married in Ibadan at Oluyole local government and my wife is now a US citizen.

Don’t stress your family and friends needlessly.

God, help me to simplify my response.

OK, here we go.

- Ikoyi registry requires 21 days notice and payment.
- if your church is licenced, at the end of the 21 days, Ikoyi will give you a licence to take to your church. The licence looks like a marriage certificate but smaller. It is not yours, but it is what the church will see before they go ahead with your wedding.
- Your licenced church will give you a Federal government wedding certificate (white in colour and black prints, no green) same as what Ikoyi would give you.
- the only difference between Ikoyi's certificate and your church's is nothing. Only place of joining and person who joins will be different. Place=the licenced Church. Person=Pastor/Minister instead of Registrar.
- Your licenced Church is only joining you on behalf of the Ikoyi registry. That is why they need that small license from Ikoyi to know that you have done the right thing by filing a notice in Ikoyi. In Ikoyi, a file is opened for you.
- The certificates the church is holding on behalf of the registry has 3 copies for every wedding. One is for you, the 2nd one stays in the church (with that small licence attached) and the third one is returned to Ikoyi either by the church or by you.
- Ikoyi also has a copy of the small licence they initially give you to give to the church, so, when the wedding is eventually contracted, the 3rd copy of your wedding which would be returned to them is attached to it.
- Please note that your church may decide to give you their own Church wedding certificate in addition. But it is only a church/religious certificate. But the one they give you on behalf of the government is the one legally binding you.

Ask me any question for clarification.


Modified:
Please note that if you fully contract your wedding at Ikoyi, you have fully legally married. You do not need to go to church again. But if you want to go to church, the church will not give you government's certificate the 2nd time. They may re-present your Ikoyi certificate and pretend to issue you certificate. Or they may give you their own certificate, which looks like baptismal certificate or school certificate. They may either call your wedding Blessing of Holy Matrimony or the real matrimony ceremony, but the deed had been done at Ikoyi.
- Please you must be sure your church is licensed. So many are ignorant and are not licensed. Once the church secretary or administrator or pastor cannot tell you what I have told you above, do not marry there. Go to court and marry fully.

God, help me to simplify my response.

OK, here we go.

- Ikoyi registry requires 21 days notice and payment.
- if your church is licenced, at the end of the 21 days, Ikoyi will give you a licence to take to your church. The licence looks like a marriage certificate but smaller. It is not yours, but it is what the church will see before they go ahead with your wedding.
- Your licenced church will give you a Federal government wedding certificate (white in colour and black prints, no green) same as what Ikoyi would give you.
- the only difference between Ikoyi's certificate and your church's is nothing. Only place of joining and person who joins will be different. Place=the licenced Church. Person=Pastor/Minister instead of Registrar.
- Your licenced Church is only joining you on behalf of the Ikoyi registry. That is why they need that small license from Ikoyi to know that you have done the right thing by filing a notice in Ikoyi. In Ikoyi, a file is opened for you.
- The certificates the church is holding on behalf of the registry has 3 copies for every wedding. One is for you, the 2nd one stays in the church (with that small licence attached) and the third one is returned to Ikoyi either by the church or by you.
- Ikoyi also has a copy of the small licence they initially give you to give to the church, so, when the wedding is eventually contracted, the 3rd copy of your wedding which would be returned to them is attached to it.
- Please note that your church may decide to give you their own Church wedding certificate in addition. But it is only a church/religious certificate. But the one they give you on behalf of the government is the one legally binding you.

Ask me any question for clarification.


Modified:
Please note that if you fully contract your wedding at Ikoyi, you have fully legally married. You do not need to go to church again. But if you want to go to church, the church will not give you government's certificate the 2nd time. They may re-present your Ikoyi certificate and pretend to issue you certificate. Or they may give you their own certificate, which looks like baptismal certificate or school certificate. They may either call your wedding Blessing of Holy Matrimony or the real matrimony ceremony, but the deed had been done at Ikoyi.
- Please you must be sure your church is licensed. So many are ignorant and are not licensed. Once the church secretary or administrator or pastor cannot tell you what I have told you above, do not marry there. Go to court and marry fully.

bedoab10k:
Thanks for your response sir, please what advantages do Federal registry have over local government registry. Thanks

Cc: mopriselezz

It's a local government certificate. Federal certificate is similar but black prints, no green.
All local government certificates in the whole of Nigeria use this Exact certificate, no single LG can decide to change it. It is called Local Government Unified Marriage Certificate.

Local Government certificates are prone to be used by fraudsters easily. Roadside printers can even print it. Documentation is not done at the local government and their offices are often and easily razed by fire.

One of the criteria for a church to be licenced is the availability of fire-proof records storage.

cerpvad:
Please do you have any idea on the question I asked above? The person I directed it to seems to have deactivated.

Mopricelezz:
I have no idea, I had mine done at the registry alone.

Mopricelezz:
I have no idea, I had mine done at the registry alone.